TNAG-0465-FCO40-530-Entitlement-of-Hong-Kong-to-EEC-Generalised-Scheme-of-Prefer-1974 — Page 79

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1974

VEMBER

TO ROUTINE GOVERNOR HONG KONG TEL NO 79 OF 6 NOVEMBER INFO

ROUTINE FCO AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDO1. SAVING

TO UKREP BRUSSELS.

FROM BURGESS

EEC: GSP

MY TELEGRAM NO 66.

PC:

176

K.

1. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE SITUATION IN RESPECT OF THE

PRODUCTS OF INTEREST TO HONG KONG HAS NOT CHANGED

SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE LAST WEEK.

2.

THUS

(1) ON FOOTWEAR THE IRISH, ITALIANS, AND DUTCH HAVE NOT

YET WITHDRAWN THEIR PARTICULAR RESERVES:

(11) ON TEXTILES, THERE IS A UK RESERVE ON THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO INTO 1975 BUT THE RESULT

SEEMS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION. THERE HAS BEEN SOME RECENT

MENTION OF A DECLARATION TO REEXAMINE THE HONG KONG TEXTILES CASE FOR 1976:

(HI) THE SENSITIVE LIST (AND THE SUPER-COMPETITIVE )

PROPOSALS ARE STILL LARGELY IN THE LATEST MODIFIED FORM

DESCRIBED IN LONDON, IN MY MEMORANDUM NO 257, AND IN MILLS' NOTE OF 29 OCTOBER. THE DUTCH NOW HOWEVER HAVE'

A RESERVE FAVOURING MAINTENANCE OF THE 1974 STATUS QUO

AND HMG ANOTHER RESERVE WHICH RELATES IN PART TO HONG

KONG. THE FRENCH AND CERMANS ARE IN FAVOUR OF THE LATEST

COMPROMISE PROPOSALS WHICH ARE STILL BEING MODIFIED IN

SOME MINOR RESPECTS BUT NOW LOOK FROM HERE TO BE THE

LIKELY OUTCOME.

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